Podcast - Radio Active Magazine

A locally produced program where activist groups in the Kansas City area present interviews, commentary, editorials, and other thought provoking content on a weekly basis.

Jeff City’s War Against LGBT

Equality scored a victory last week with the Supreme Court's recent ruling that love is love and same-sex marriage is a right.  Now, to continue the fight, we'll discuss the war on equality in Jefferson City and what Missourians of conscience needs to do to fight back. We will explore...

KC Fringe Festival 2015

The eleventh annual KC Fringe Festival will be begin July 16th.  Radio Active host Craig Lubow will host KC Fringe Executive Director Cheryl Kimmi , who will outline this year's line-up of live theater, live music, independent films, graphic arts, and youth events.  KKFI's Bill Clause will be on hand...

Our Inability to Get to Work by Transit  

Why can't we get to 82% of the jobs in the Kansas City region by transit and what are we doing to improve the situation? In 2012 a nationwide report by The Brookings Institution evaluated 100 cities and the ability to get to work by transit. Kansas City came in 94th....

One Struggle KC: Una Lucha KC

One Struggle KC and Una Lucha KC were formed in the wake of national and global events that inspired their founding members to act. A coalition of community activists seeking to harness the energy of Ferguson, Missouri, One Struggle KC aims to connect the struggles of many communities, locally and globally,...

Inequality and the Law

Radio Active Magazine hosts Brian Noland and Malik James  discuss inequality and the law, specifically how the legal profession is one of the least racially integrated professions in the country.  This inequality has led to disparity in law enforcement, judicial outcomes, and mass incarceration.

Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change

An insightful interview with George Marshall, author of Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to ignore Climate Change.  In his own words.. Throughout the Anglophone world  there is a dangerous political polarization around climate change. In one particularly disturbing US poll, attitudes to climate change were a better predictor of...